Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 86: Want the shares but don't want to give the money
Perhaps to show their sincerity, this time Zhu William and others came directly to the school to find Cao Sheng.

That afternoon, after Cao Sheng finished his last class and was walking out of the teaching building with his classmates, he suddenly heard Wang Jing calling him.

"Cao Sheng! Cao Sheng!"

When Cao Sheng suddenly heard Wang Jing's voice, he thought he was hallucinating.

Wang Jing is an employee of Under the Banyan Tree, and Under the Banyan Tree is in Shanghai. How could I possibly hear her voice while I was at Huizhou Teachers College?

But he still subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound.

As a result, I really saw Wang Jing.

What surprised Cao Sheng a little was that there were two men beside her, both of whom looked to be around 30 years old.

One of them had dark skin and was standing in front of Wang Jing and the other man. He seemed to be Wang Jing's boss.

When Cao Sheng looked over, the two men also smiled and walked over with Wang Jing.

Cao Sheng had many questions in his mind, but he still greeted him with a smile.

Wang Jing stepped forward quickly and said with a smile on her face: "Cao Sheng! Let me introduce you. This is our station manager Mr. Zhu, and this is my colleague Lao Zhang."

Zhu William stretched out his hands, and Cao Sheng, seeing this, also stretched out his hands and shook hands with him.

William Zhu: "Mr. Cao, are you interested in investing in our Rongshuxia?"

Cao Sheng: “???”

This is the first thing you talk about?

Cao Sheng looked at Wang Jing.

Wang Jing nodded, "Cao Sheng, our stationmaster came to see you in person this time to discuss the possibility of investing. You can think about it carefully. We really come here with sincerity. This is not a place to talk. How about we find a place to eat and talk? It happens that your class today should have been finished, and it is time for dinner, right?"

Cao Sheng nodded.

Zhu William released one hand and stretched his palm toward the school gate, "Mr. Cao! Please!"

So, under the gaze of many students, the four of them walked towards the school gate, talking and laughing.

Cao Sheng is now very famous in Huizhou Teachers College.

Many people have heard of him or even know him.

So, when Zhu William and others came to see him today, many people noticed it.

After leaving the school, the four took a taxi to the first floor of the old street.

We asked for a private room, ordered seven or eight dishes, and asked for a bottle of white wine.

At the beginning, neither party mentioned the issue of investing. Everyone chatted about some irrelevant topics while eating.

For example: Huizhou's scenery, historical sites, architectural styles, and various delicacies, and even talked about Huizhou Teachers College where Cao Sheng studied.

After chatting for more than an hour, when everyone had drunk enough but not yet drunk, Zhu William put down his chopsticks, coughed lightly, and finally talked about the topic of investing.

"Mr. Cao, what do you think of us under the banyan tree? Do you think we have a bright future?"

Cao Sheng nodded. "That's great! Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen to cooperate with your website, right?"

Zhu William smiled and said, "Are you interested in investing in our company, Under the Banyan Tree? If you are interested, we can discuss the specific conditions."

Cao Sheng glanced at Wang Jing and Lao Zhang.

After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "How many shares can you give me? What are the conditions?"

He is somewhat interested in investing in Rongshuxia.

Because the memory before his rebirth told him that Under the Banyan Tree would be acquired and incorporated into Shanda Literature in the future, and Qidian Chinese Network would be the flagship website of Shanda Literature.

The key point is that Under the Banyan Tree was acquired by Shanda Literature at a premium, and the price seems to be not low.

Therefore, if he can buy shares in Rongshuxia now, he can also get a share when Shanda Literature acquires Rongshuxia at a premium in the future. It can be considered a good investment.

But he has no idea how much he can earn exactly.

Maybe the profit is not as great as investing directly in a house.

So he was interested, but not very much.

I just thought: If I can buy shares in Rongshuxia, I will be considered a shareholder of Rongshuxia. Not to mention how much money I can make from selling shares in the future, at least life at Rongshuxia should be better in the next few years.

The treatment of being a resident author and a shareholder is definitely different at Under the Banyan Tree.

As a shareholder, he will have some say in Banyan Tree.

He had no interest in creating and managing a novel website by himself, but he was very interested in becoming a small shareholder and letting the major shareholder work diligently to guide him.

William Zhu: “How many shares do you want?”

Before Cao Sheng could reply, he continued, "Our website was established less than a year ago, and we are not a listed company. Our value is limited. But we are the first Chinese literature website in China after all, and the current momentum is good. So, I have the confidence to lead Rongshuxia to grow and develop. But my personal funds are also limited. So, if nothing unexpected happens, our website should receive several rounds of financing in the future. Financing requires giving away some shares. So, Mr. Cao, I hope you can understand that we can't give you many shares, but if you are willing to make additional investments every time we raise funds, I can promise not to dilute your shares. What do you think?"

Cao Sheng nodded slightly.

Not disappointed.

Because he didn't want many shares in the first place. If he took too many shares, how could he guarantee that Zhu William would have the motivation to run the business well?

Should we let Cao Sheng run the business?
If he had that much time, he might as well write a few more books or make some other investments.

However, what he wanted to ask at this time was: "Mr. Zhu, why did you suddenly think of asking me to invest in Rongshuxia? I am just a novelist, and I can't bring any development resources to Rongshuxia, right?"

Zhu William did not answer immediately.

After a moment's silence, he said, "Mr. Cao, you underestimate yourself. There are many authors who write novels, but there is only one Zhongyuan Yidianhui! You are now the most popular new writer in our country. Your pen name is a brand. We at Under the Banyan Tree need your brand. If you can become our shareholder, I will have the confidence to put our development on the fast track. You said you can't bring us any development resources, haha, in fact, you are the best development resource!"

Cao Sheng: “…”

It always feels good to be praised.

At the same time, it also made Cao Sheng understand why Zhu William wanted him to invest.

It's nothing more than wanting to tie him up under the banyan tree.

Let him become a living signboard that will never leave under the banyan tree.

In this case, he had an idea: I don’t want to give you the money, but I want the shares. Can we negotiate this?
"Mr. Zhu, can you give me 15% of the shares?"

Cao Sheng asked.

Zhu William felt relieved, thinking that Cao Sheng's appetite was smaller than he expected, which was good. He smiled and nodded, saying cheerfully, "Sure! Our current valuation is over two million, you just need to give us..."

As soon as he said this, Cao Sheng interrupted him, "Mr. Zhu, I'm just a poor student, not a rich second-generation, and I don't have much capital to invest. Can you exchange 15% of your website's shares for the number of tens of thousands of words I publish in the next few years under the banyan tree?"

Zhu William: “???”

Wang Jing: “???”

Lao Zhang: "???"

The three of them were stunned. They couldn't believe that Cao Sheng, a student, could actually propose such conditions.

No money for investment?
Freeloader?
The smile on Zhu William's face was a little hard to hold back. He thought that Cao Sheng would bargain, and he also thought that Cao Sheng might have a big appetite and want more shares.

He was mentally prepared for all this.

Also be prepared to bargain.

But he was definitely not prepared to be taken advantage of.

At this moment, he had an illusion: the person sitting in front of him was not the emerging writer Zhongyuan Yidianhui, but the somewhat shameless male protagonist in the book "I Want to Become an Immortal" - Chu Feng.

(End of this chapter)